Paleomagnetic Constraints on ~90° Rotation of the Caihongqiao section in the Western Hills of Beijing and Its Implications for the Yanshanian Movement in the North China Craton

· Three paleomagnetic poles are obtained from late Mesoproterozoic Jingeryu Formation (12.3°N, 137.1°E), Cambrian Maozhuang Formation (29.9°S, 80.5°E), and Jurassic Nandaling Formation (7.7°N, 153.7°E) from the Caihongqiao section, Western Hills of Beijing. · A ~93° clockwise vertical-axis rotation was identified for the Caihongqiao section, which is limited in time to 149–135 Ma during the Yanshanian B-episode for the Western Hills of Beijing. · Multi-formation paleomagnetic comparisons effectively “time-stamp” the deformation event and highlight the efficiency of paleomagnetism for constraining the timing and kinematics of intracontinental tectonic processes.